Auburn High School - Maroon and Gold Yearbook (Auburn, PA)

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Class of '50 History 0 F RESHMAN YEAR ln September, 1946, seventeen squaws and braves entered Auburn High. The Class of '50 held their first class meeting on September ll, 1946. The following officers were elected: FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER President ............ Bruce Kilmer President .......... Eu ene Klinger Vice-President ........ Irene Kilmer Vice-President. ....... Eruce Kilmer Secretary. ....... Mar aret Hummel Secretary ......... Shirleyann Heim Treasurer. .......... Elaine Heffner Treasurer. .......... Elaine Heffner Adviser ....... Mrs. Fred Wolff, Ir. During our freshman year the tribe visited Harrisburg where we saw the governor of Pennsylvania and the two Houses of Legislature in action. On our way home we went through the candy plant at Hershey. We went to Pottsville to visit the court house, county jail, and the newspaper office of the Pottsville journal. The tribe held two parties, one on December 20 and one on May 2. The members of the tribe participated in the following activities: Chorus, orchestra, girls' and boys' basketball, and THE PIONEER. The following braves were lost during our freshman year: Dorie Bressler, Carl Dunkle, William Kline, and Ronald Tobias. SOPHOMORE YEAR We started our sophomore year by electing the following officers: President ............ Bruce Kilmer Secretary ......... Shirleyann Heim Vice-President ......... lean Bailey Treasurer. .......... Elaine Heffner Adviser ........ Mrs. Harry Hummel This year the young Indians held their first dance on December 13, with Bob Berger's orchestra furnishing the music. Everyone was a little nervous, but after the dance was over everyone was pleased with the results. Another activity that was a great success was a hoe-down which was held on April 17. This was the second hoe-down in A. H. S. We had a bake sale on january 25 and a coat check at the Fersommling on April 30. We also sold candy at noon and at basketball ames. To conclude our year the tribe held a campfire doggie roast at Morrison's Grove on N?ay 24. Two squaws left us during this year. They were jane Dunkle and Dorothy Fryer. 1uN1on YEAR Determined to succeed in our junior year, we junior Indians elected the same officers as last year with the addition of Margaret Hummel, class reporter, and Fern Heinbach, class historian. On October 16, the tribe held a hoe-down and on May 7, a modern dance. Our tribe sold candy at noon and at basketball games again this year. We also had a bake sale on November 20 and sold magazines with the seniors. We took over preparing the second edi- tion of MAROON AND GOLD. The following squaws were members of Auburn's first undefeated girls' basketball team: Elaine Heffner, Irene Kilmer, Claire Ann Seigfried, and jean Bailey and Fern Heinbach, co-managers. In our junior year, we lost one squaw and two braves: Shirley Steffy, Daniel Faust, and Floyd Schrader. SENIOR YEAR At last! Seniors in Auburn High, and out to make the best of our last year. We decided to keep the same officers as last year. The beginning of the year found us losing our class artist, Doris Kneeream. With only nine left in our tribe, we held our first dance of the year, a modern dance, on October I5, with music by Dave Wright's orchestra. The Indians held their senior play, Let Me Grow Up, on November 18, and presented the school with a living-room suite in remembrance of the Class of '50. We also joined with the juniors in selling magazines. Members of the tribe took part in: girls' and boys' basketball, girls' chorus, orchestra, MAROON AND GOLD, and lean Bailey was editor of THE PIONEER. Everyone enjoyed the Senior Ball, which was held on May 13, and most important thing in our high school year was our class trip to Washington, D. C., on May 22, 23, and 24. After graduating, seven squaws and two braves will be departing from the tribe to destin- ations of which some are still unknown. TWENTY-ONE

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IRENE BETTY KILMER Rennie Rennie is one of the quietest members of the senior class coming from South Manheim Township. Irene, be- ing active in Home Economics, is certain to be successful as a seamstress, which is her ambition after graduation. Her favorite sports are soccer and basketball: however, basketball seems to be her favorite game because she is one of the valuable players on the girls' squad. Lots of luck to you, Irene. Chorus 1-2-3-45 Home Ec. Club I-2-3-4: Senior Play 4: Class Officer l: Basketball 1-2-3-4: Yearbook 3-4. EUGENE GEORGE KLINGER Paul e y Pauley will always be remembered for his great act- ing ability in the senior play. He has black wavy hair, brown eyes and has a dark complexion. His favorite sport is basketball and his favorite subject is industrial arts. His ambition is to become a barber, and we are sure he will succeed in the future. Best Wishes, Pauley. PIONEER Staff l-2-3-4: Senior Play 4: Class Officer 1: Basketball six years: Yearbook 3-4. CLAIRE ANN SEIGFRIED Claire Claire is the editor-in-chief of this annual. She is very fond of studying, especially English, since it is her fav- orite subject, and her ambition is to become an English teacher. She is one of the dependable members of the senior class who is always ready to lend a helping hand to make our activities successful. Her favorite sport is baseball and she can always be seen at the baseball games at Auburn. Best Wishes come your way from us. Chorus 2-3-4: Home Ec. Club 1: PIONEER Staff l-2: Senior Play 4: Basketball 4 years: Yearbook Editor 3-4. MRS. HARRY HIIMMEL Class A dviser TWENTY

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Senior Class Prophecy 0 We, the Senior Tribe of 1950, have an encampment site standing on a forest hillside. In this camp are nine Indians who have drastically changed the Indian customs and have civil- ized the Fort Lebanon Tribe. Chief Squaw Mrs. Hummel tried to prevent these nine Indians from changing the Fort Lebanon Tribe, but her efforts were in vain because Squaw Irene Kilmer is now designing and making the new Paris-style dresses for the tribe's women. She has completely enchanted the tribe with her dressmaking, and has brought some civilization into the tribe. One day she was asked to mend an admiral's coat, and much to her surprise, she found the admiral to be her old Indian chum, Bruce Kilmer, of the United States Navy. Admiral Kil- mer is visiting the encampment to see what happened to his Indian friends of long ago. Upon leaving Squaw Irene, he decided to enter the tent named Clipper. Here he im- mediately recognized another old friend of his, Paleface Eugene Klinger, who had ventured into civilization and returned to the encampment as a barber. Many of the young palefaces now walk about with a crew cut. After leaving the Clipper tent he decided to visit Chief Squaw Mrs. Hummel, who pre- pared some herb stew and baked buffalo for him. About an hour after he left the chief squaw's hut, he felt feverish and ill. He entered the tent of the Medicine Man and inquired about having his temperature taken. The Medicine Man then called his assistant squaw, Nurse Elaine Heffner. Once again Admiral Kilmer was surprised to see another of his Indian chums engaged in bringing civilization one step closer to the encampment. While in conversation with Squaw Elaine, two pretty young Waves entered the office, thinking this tent to be the Bar-X. Much to Admiral Kilmer's sur- prise, he recognized that these two former Indian friends had joined his branch of the serv- ice. They are Lt. Fern Heinbach and Lt. Margaret Hummel. They were all sitting and dis- cussing the drastic changes that their former Indian chums had made in the Fort Lebanon Tribe and Encampment. Nurse Elaine mentioned that close by, Squaw Claire Ann Seigfried was teaching English in a tent to the young Indians. Upon hearing this, they all decided to visit her tent and see how she had progressed. Squaw Claire Ann had just completed her last class for the day and was surprised to see her former Indian chums. They all conversed for a brief time till Admiral Kilmer mentioned he had to leave. Admiral Kilmer arrived at the horses' stalls and harnessed Hickok, his horse, for the journey back to civilization. As he started to ride, he realized his horse was lame and imme- diately returned to the encampment and sought for someone to tape the horse's leg. He was directed to the tent called Horse Sense and as he entered, a squaw stenographer stepped forward and told him to enter the doctor's office. The stenographer, to his surprise, was another of his latter chums, Squaw Shirleyann Heim. When once inside the doctor's office he recognized the veterinarian who was Squaw lean Bailey, the last of the original Indian nine. After Hickok's leg was taped, he was able to return Admiral Kilmer on his journey to civilization. As Admiral Kilmer rode away, he took one last look at the encampment site of the Senior Tribe of 1950 standing on a forest hillside. TWENTY-TWO